Where does “کرد” come from?
کرد (Persian) comes from Middle Persian kwrt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.
کرد (Persian): nomad; Kurd; past stem of کردن
Definitions
- nomad; Kurd; past stem of کردن
Ancestry of “کرد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Persian | kwrt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerdʰ- | herd, row; file, row, herd |